Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 22 September 2022. Today’s topic: Stop Feasting and Start Fasting

Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly.  Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord. Joel 1:14 Imagine what would happen if Joe Biden stood up and said, “we have all collectively sinned against God and I am declaring a month-long fast.  Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 22 September 2022. Today’s topic: Stop Feasting and Start Fasting”

Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 25 March 2021 Today’s topic: Unexpected Miracles

This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles:  Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and theirContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 25 March 2021 Today’s topic: Unexpected Miracles”

Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 1 March 2021 Today’s topic: Fighting Against God

Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.   Jonah 1:13 (NIV). Have you ever fought against what you knew was the right thing to do?   Maybe it was God telling you, through your conscience, what He wanted you to do.  Instead,Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 1 March 2021 Today’s topic: Fighting Against God”

Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 21 January 2021 Today’s topic: The Greatest Inauguration Address

You should not gloat over your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble.  Obadiah 12 (NIV). The greatest inauguration address in American history was not given by Joe Biden yesterday, nor was it given byContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 21 January 2021 Today’s topic: The Greatest Inauguration Address”

Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 11 January 2021 Today’s topic: Tweet That For Me, Please

“If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night—oh, what a disaster awaits you!—would they not steal only as much as they wanted?  If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes?  Obadiah 5 (NIV). So, I’m one of the Twitter users who was permanently deleted last week.   I didn’tContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 11 January 2021 Today’s topic: Tweet That For Me, Please”